N5451 module 8 hygiene - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

N5451 Skills Lab Video Quizzes - Module 8 Hygiene The nurse is providing a bed bath for a female client who is unconscious. The nurse should pay special attention to cleaning which areas of the body? Underneath the breasts and in between skin folds The acute care nurse is preparing to bathe a client and notices that the client is wearing a regular hospital gown and has continuous intravenous (IV) fluids infusing. Which action by the nurse is appropriate? Carefully thread the IV bag and tubing ...

N5451 Skills Lab Video Quizzes - Module 5 Injectable Medications A nurse is preparing a medication from a glass ampule. After breaking the ampule, the nurse notes blood on the gauze pad. What should the nurse do first? Discard the ampule and medication Blood on the gauze pad indicates the nurse has been cut while opening the glass ampule. The nurse should first discard the ampule and medication in case contamination has occurred. The nurse would then clean and bandage the wound, and then obtai...